égua

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese égua.

Noun

égua

  1. mare

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese égua, egua, egoa, from Latin equa. Compare Spanish yegua (“mare”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

égua f (plural éguas)

  1. mare
    Hypernym: cavalo

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: égua
  • Macanese: égu

Interjection

égua

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, regional) fucking hell, Jesus H. Christ, bloody hell, fuck, shit, crikey (interjection of astonishment and difficulty)

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